Born on 17 April 2019

At A Glance

17 April 2019 at a glance

Day of the week

17 April 2019 was a Wednesday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Someone You Loved” by Lewis Capaldi.

Top Film of 2019

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.

Star sign

The star sign for 17 April is Aries.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 17 April 2019 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for April is Diamond.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 17 April 2019 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 17 April

• 1998 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission.
• 2003 Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland.
• 2013 The ceremonial funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher takes place at St Paul's Cathedral.
• 2014 NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
• 2021 The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Famous people born on 17 April

• Jennifer Garner, American actress (born 1972)
• Rooney Mara, American actress (born 1985)
• Sean Bean, English actor (born 1959)
• J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (1837–1913)

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